43 Facts About Bucky Barnes

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James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Barnes' original costume and the Bucky nickname has been used by other heroes in the Marvel Universe over the years.

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Bucky Barnes temporarily assumes the role of "Captain America" when Steve Rogers was presumed to be dead.

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Later comics said this second Bucky was a teenager named Fred Davis, and it was established that he and Bucky Barnes had met and befriended each other before the end of World War II.

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Bucky Barnes additionally revealed that Barnes's official status as Captain America's sidekick was a cover-up, and that Barnes began as a 16-year-old operative trained to do things regular soldiers and the twenty-something Captain America normally would not do, such as conduct covert assassinations.

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6.

Bucky Barnes's death had been notable as one of the few comic book deaths that remained unreversed.

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An aphorism among comic book fans, known as the Bucky Barnes Clause, was that in comics, "No one stays dead except Bucky Barnes, Jason Todd and Uncle Ben".

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Bucky Barnes's death has been used to explain why the Marvel Universe has virtually no young sidekicks, as no responsible hero wants to endanger a minor in similar fashion.

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However, in 1990, co-creator Jack Kirby, when asked if he had ever heard talk of resurrecting Bucky Barnes, answered: "Speaking completely for myself, I wouldn't mind bringing Bucky Barnes in; he represents teenagers, and there are always teenagers; he's a universal character".

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Climactic scene of Bucky Barnes's return involves Captain America using the reality-altering Cosmic Cube to restore the Winter Soldier's memories.

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11.

Since January 2014, Bucky Barnes has been part of the cast of James Robinson's All-New Invaders.

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12.

Bucky Barnes grows up as an Army brat alongside his much younger sister Rebecca "Becca" Bucky Barnes .

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Becca is sent to boarding school while Bucky Barnes remains at Camp Lehigh and becomes its unofficial mascot of the camp, wearing a uniform and becoming familiar with military life.

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In 1942, after the U S officially enters World War II, Rebecca is told that Bucky is an active soldier in the European Theatre, having lied about his age in order to join the army.

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15.

Bucky Barnes is briefly part of a group called the Kid Commandos.

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Bucky Barnes recruits help from Jeff Mace, a new masked hero called Patriot, and then broadcasts a call for help from America's crime-fighters so they can stop the Red Skull.

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Simultaneously, Bucky Barnes unsuccessfully tries to defuse the bomb, and it explodes in mid-air before reaching its intended target.

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18.

Rebecca Bucky Barnes is informed her brother James died during a "classified" mission in Germany in early 1945.

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19.

The public is largely unaware of the switch, and only other superheroes and those who have worked closely with Bucky Barnes immediately realize that the teenage Davis cannot be the original, older Bucky Barnes.

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20.

Bucky Barnes was thwarted by an intangible being called the Man with No Face, though he was able to escape.

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21.

Since it was later revealed that Bucky Barnes was actually alive, it is uncertain whose body this was or if the Grandmaster simply created an illusion to cause Captain America distress.

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22.

Bucky Barnes then asks Nick Fury for employment and new equipment.

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23.

Tony reveals Steve Rogers left a letter asking him to watch over Bucky Barnes and requesting the Captain America legacy continue.

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24.

Bucky Barnes adopts a new Captain America uniform laced with adamantium.

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25.

At one point, the teenage Bucky Barnes encounters the current Captain America, not realizing it is an older version of himself.

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26.

Bucky Barnes joins as their new Captain America, and offers his home as a base of operations.

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27.

Later, Bucky Barnes discovers Professor Zhang Chin intends to use the inert android body of the original Human Torch to create a virus to exterminate half the Earth's population.

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28.

Bucky Barnes is found not guilty in an American court, but Russian officials take him away, holding him responsible for crimes against the state and claiming he killed two civilians.

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29.

Sharon Carter and Black Widow discover Bucky Barnes' victims were not civilians but in fact connected to Department X's Red Room division, the same covert assassination program that created the Black Widow operatives.

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30.

Bucky Barnes is revived and restored by the Infinity Formula, the same chemical used on Nick Fury during World War II.

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31.

Bucky Barnes is soon joined by Hawkeye in the search for Yelena Belova, who temporarily replaced Natasha as the Black Widow several years prior.

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32.

Bucky Barnes used throwing knives on occasion and was a gifted advance scout.

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33.

Bucky Barnes is fluent in many languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Russian, Latin, and Japanese.

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34.

Bucky Barnes often carries several conventional weapons such as knives, guns, and grenades.

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35.

Ultimate Marvel version of Bucky Barnes is Steve Rogers's childhood friend and roughly the same age.

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36.

Bucky Barnes accompanies Captain America on missions as an Army press photographer rather than as a costumed sidekick.

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37.

Bucky Barnes is later diagnosed with lung cancer, a possible result of his chain smoking habit.

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38.

When he tries to intervene, Bucky Barnes is himself changed into the undead being known as the White Skull.

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39.

Bucky Barnes is stolen by Scott Summers, igniting an enormous battle between the baby Avengers and the baby X-Men.

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40.

Bucky Barnes's joins the Exiles and enters into a relationship with Valkyrie, before joining the Future Foundation after being reincarnated .

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Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Bucky Barnes appears in Ultimate Avengers, voiced by James Arnold Taylor.

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Bucky Barnes first appears in the live-action film Captain America: The First Avenger before making subsequent appearances in the live-action films Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame as well as the live-action Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

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43.

Which is more the tragedy, since Bucky Barnes immediately has this immense guilt for everything he did as the Winter Soldier.

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